Mr. Popper's Penguins is as dumb as a movie can get. I mean, it's really idiotic and a big nonsense of a movie. A guy get's a whole lot of penguins from his dead father and he decides to keep them and make his wonderful apartment look like a zoo. These kind of movies are made nowhere else, but America. The thing that i mind the most about these kind of movies is that they always try to make me believe like there is some sense in all of it and like it's the right thing to do. Of course, penguins aside, you gotta have a father who's neglecting his children trying to make a career for him self and so on.... There is also an ex girlfriend/wife who he still loves.... etc....
As much of a nonsense as it is, even though i usually hate this kind of movies and even though i have every reason to hate this one too, i still enjoyed it quite a lot. It's not really the kind of movie that you'll be taking seriously or that you'll remember twenty years from now, and if you do it will be because of Jim Carrey and nothing else, but it is a movie that you could/should be entertained by and that might make you feel a bit better. This is what i like to call A Time Waster. It's also a nice family movie. Not also, but just is. It is a family movie, i can't see what else. Your kid's, if you have any, will most definitely like it. It has that feel good vibe that really puts a smile on your face whether you like it or not. The best time to watch it would probably be around Christmas, though. Or, now that i'm thinking about it, Summer if you wish it was Christmas or winter.
Jim Carrey is charismatic like he usually is, though, his performance is somewhat average. I didn't like the scene near the end of the movie where he does the slow motion stuff. It really brings you back to reality and reminds you that you're watching a Jim Carrey movie, and than you ask your self, where is Ace Ventura? I'd rather see him than some penguins!
It's an entertaining and very lovable movie. Pure nonsense, but a nice family film that will definitely not bore you, no matter how dumb it may(is) be.
As much of a nonsense as it is, even though i usually hate this kind of movies and even though i have every reason to hate this one too, i still enjoyed it quite a lot. It's not really the kind of movie that you'll be taking seriously or that you'll remember twenty years from now, and if you do it will be because of Jim Carrey and nothing else, but it is a movie that you could/should be entertained by and that might make you feel a bit better. This is what i like to call A Time Waster. It's also a nice family movie. Not also, but just is. It is a family movie, i can't see what else. Your kid's, if you have any, will most definitely like it. It has that feel good vibe that really puts a smile on your face whether you like it or not. The best time to watch it would probably be around Christmas, though. Or, now that i'm thinking about it, Summer if you wish it was Christmas or winter.
Jim Carrey is charismatic like he usually is, though, his performance is somewhat average. I didn't like the scene near the end of the movie where he does the slow motion stuff. It really brings you back to reality and reminds you that you're watching a Jim Carrey movie, and than you ask your self, where is Ace Ventura? I'd rather see him than some penguins!
It's an entertaining and very lovable movie. Pure nonsense, but a nice family film that will definitely not bore you, no matter how dumb it may(is) be.